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lee

noun

  1. shelter; protection
  2. a sheltered place, esp. one on that side of anything away from the wind
  3. Naut. the side or direction away from the wind

adjective

  1. designating, of, or on the side sheltered or away from the wind
  2. ☆ facing or located in the direction toward which a glacier moves

noun

a masculine and feminine name

  1. Lee, Ann 1736-84; Eng. mystic: founder of the Shakers in America (1776)
  2. Lee, Charles 1731-82; Am. general in the Revolutionary War, born in England
  3. Lee, Henry 1756-1818; Am. general in the Revolutionary War & statesman: called Light-Horse Harry Lee
  4. Lee, Richard Henry 1732-94; Am. Revolutionary statesman: signer of the Declaration of Independence: cousin of Henry
  5. Lee, Robert E(dward) 1807-70; commander in chief of the Confederate army in the Civil War: son of Henry
  6. Lee, Tsung-Dao 1926-; Chin. physicist in the U.S.

See lee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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